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(A) The figure shows an open,cup-shaped fruiting body of a lichen,which is characteristic of an apothecium. An apothecium is a wide,open,disc-shaped o

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(A) The figure shows an open,cup-shaped fruiting body of a lichen,which is characteristic of an apothecium. An apothecium is a wide,open,disc-shaped or cup-shaped ascocarp in which the hymenium is exposed at maturity. Phycobiont refers to the algal component of the lichen,not a fruiting body. Perithecium is a flask-shaped fruiting body with a small pore. Capitulum is a different type of structure found in some fungi.

Column $I$	Column $II$
$(a)$ Potato spindle tuber	$(i)$ Virus
$(b)$ Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease $(CJD)$	$(ii)$ Viroid
$(c)$ Cholera	$(iii)$ Prion
$(d)$ Leaf rolling and curling	$(iv)$ Bacteria

What is the fruiting body of the lichen shown in the given figure called?

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Column $I$ Column $II$
$(a)$ Potato spindle tuber $(i)$ Virus
$(b)$ Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease $(CJD)$ $(ii)$ Viroid
$(c)$ Cholera $(iii)$ Prion
$(d)$ Leaf rolling and curling $(iv)$ Bacteria

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